(a) Reference Station 



(b) Station II 



(c) Station III 



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Flow Into RIncon Bayou (acre-ft) 



Figure 6-5: Correlation between total flow through RIncon Bayou and open water salinity for each 

 station. Open circles (O) indicate salinity values on sampling dates following heavy precipitation (> 25 cm) 

 with little to no flow (< 617 10^ m^ or 500 acre-ft). Closed circles (•) indicate salinity values on all other 

 sampling dates. The separation of salinity values was used to distinguish the effects of freshwater inflow. 

 The linear regressions indicate the correlation between flow and salinity values only for events with large 

 inflow. As flow increased, salinity decreased at the treatment stations (Stations II and III). As expected, a 

 clear correlation was not found at the Reference Station. 



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Vegetation Communities 



